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Two visible wildfires burning near Pemberton, BC Wildfire Service says
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC Wildfire Service says crews are responding to two "highly visible" out of control wildfires in the Pemberton, B.C., area. It says both will likely remain visible t...
Sep 16, 2023
'The bare minimum they could'; critics worry B.C. public drug use ban doesn't go far enough
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, Kamloops city council approved the first three readings of a bylaw amendment to ban the use of illicit drugs in parks and other public spaces. In doing so, Kamloops becam...
Sep 14, 2023
Ken Gillis, former TNRD board chair, has died
KAMLOOPS - The former chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) board of directors has passed away.In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 14) morning, the TNRD confirmed the sudden passi...
Sep 14, 2023
'Extremely disturbing'; province, City of Merritt aware of dike issues ahead of catastrophic 2021 floods
MERRITT, B.C. - A new report, authored by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, is providing fresh insights on the state of the diking system in Merritt - what was known and when it was known a...
Sep 13, 2023
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman ditches BC United, joins Conservative Party of BC
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman has ditched BC United, the official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, and joined the Conservative Party of BC.In an email Wednesday morning, Banman...
Sep 13, 2023
B.C. aware of dike problems before destructive flooding in 2021, documents show
Officials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, docu...
Sep 13, 2023
Kamloops council okays bylaw amendment banning drug use in public spaces
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has moved forward with a new bylaw amendment prohibiting use of illicit drugs in public spaces. Staff came up with the bylaw upon council's direction in spring. The bylaw w...
Sep 12, 2023
TNRD gives properties around the Ross Moore Lake wildfire 'all clear'
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The B.C. Wildfire Service has now classified the Ross Moore Lake fire as 'being held.' EARLIER: The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has given property owners around the Ros...
Sep 12, 2023
Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized the use of an updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 for all Canadians over the age of six months. The new vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 variant of the virus that cau...
Sep 12, 2023
'We don't have the luxury of time'; Eby announces emergency task force in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Premier David Eby was in Kamloops Monday (Sept 11) morning ahead of a tour through the fire-devastated communities of the Shuswap. Eby was in Kamloops a few weeks ago, but with evacuat...
Sep 11, 2023
